Investment analysis of solar energy in a hybrid diesel irrigation pumping system in New South Wales, Australia

Powell, Janine; Welsh, Jon; Farquharson, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.071

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“…Growing demand for water driven by economic growth (Hertel and Liu 2016;Kummu et al 2016;Shahzad et al 2017;Flörke et al 2018), urbanization (Kulabako et al 2007;Sperling and Sarni 2019), generation of electricity (Powell et al 2019), irrigation (Erban and Gorelick 2016;Wu et al 2016), and domestic uses has inflamed global groundwater withdrawal (Shahid et al 2015;Wada et al 2016;Veldkamp et al 2017;Agarwal and Garg 2015;Thomas et al 2019), causing water table declines in aquifers (Joshi et al 2018). Shallow groundwater is often the most affected by small-scale irrigation farming (Li et al 2018), particularly in developing countries.…”

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Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

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Groundwater under Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi has been characterized in order to determine its suitability for drinking and irrigation use. Water samples were drawn from shallow groundwater (hand-dug shallow wells < 5 m) and deep groundwater (boreholes > 40 m). Physical parameters (i.e., temperature, TDS, pH, and EC), were determined in situ, using handheld meters. Discrete water samples were obtained for determination of chemical parameters. Results from severalsample ANOVA (Kruskal-Wallis test) suggested that heterogeneity in water table appeared to exert significant influence on groundwater chemistry which is characterized by a significant difference in pH, EC TH, Na + , Zn 2+ , Mg 2+ , PO 4 3− , Cl − , HCO 3 − , SO 4 2− , and NO 3 − concentrations. Also, ions including Fe 3+ , Zn 2+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , PO 4 3− , and SO 4 2− are above World Health Organization (2011) and National Standard for Drinking Water Quality (2007) reference guidelines. Most of the groundwater sources are moderately hard. Groundwater classification based on chloride, EC, and TDS revealed water of excellent quality for all types of uses. However, groundwater classification based on nitrate pollution revealed water of poor quality. Rock mineral is the major mechanism controlling water chemistry, as revealed by the Gibbs model. Most of the water sources have positive Scholler index, indicative of overall base exchange reactions in the underlying aquifers. Such condition was well explained by Piper trilinear diagram, which revealed two types of faces: Ca-Mg-HCO 3 and Ca-Mg-SO 4-Cl. The HCA categorized wells into three groups according to their hydrogeochemical physiognomies. Despite the significant difference in ions concentration and chemical indices, groundwater composition is more influenced by rock weathering than anthropogenic inputs. Groundwater evaluation for irrigation use indicates a significant difference in SAR level which is related to poor permeability index in shallow groundwater. Higher values of Kelly's index and magnesium adsorption ratio threatened groundwater suitability for irrigation use in the study area.

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Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

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“…Such modelling is also used in [29] for the sizing of a PV generator with power converters, using Matlab. The authors of [30] examine the feasibility of an irrigation power supply with a PV system in Bulgaria, while in [31] the PV system replaces a diesel generator to reduce CO 2 emissions. The profit from the integration of a PV system for the irrigation of greenhouses in Spain is estimated in [32].…”

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Multivariate Analysis of a Wind–PV-Based Water Pumping Hybrid System for Irrigation Purposes

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The Green Deal and increased nutritional needs are driving factors in human activities nowadays. Agriculture is an essential economic sector that can profit from the application of renewable energy sources by the assimilation of off-grid, arid and barren terrains. Power supplied by hybrid systems for water pumping is a solution for overcoming the stochastic character of the renewable energy sources. This paper presents a sizing methodology for a hybrid system with wind and PV generation and water tank storage, based on the consideration of the entire energy conversion chain with energy models and a one-year operation simulation. The PV generator is modeled using a reduced Durisch’s model, while for the wind generator a piecewise interpolation is used. The methodology is applied for sites in Bulgaria with specific agricultural crops and meteorological data. Combinations of PV (different technologies) and wind (different types) generators and water tank capacities are considered and discussed. The combinations are compared on the basis of three criteria: the investment cost, the satisfaction of crop requirements and system oversizing. The possibility for the introduction of battery storage is also examined. The results show some trends in the hybrid system sizing and the possibility to apply the proposed methodology for various sites, generators and crops.

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“…Proposta de instalação de uma bomba elétrica submersível alimentada por energia solar fotovoltaica em combinação com um gerador a diesel para sistemas de irrigação de algodão, considerando localizações remotas e distantes da rede elétrica. Uma análise de investimento ao longo de 25 anos mostrou uma taxa interna de retorno de 23% e retorno em 5 anos (POWELL, 2019).…”

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Avaliação De Número De Estágios Teóricos De Destilador De Um Ciclo De Refrigeração Por Absorção De Amônia-Água

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Investment analysis of solar energy in a hybrid diesel irrigation pumping system in New South Wales, Australia

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

Hydrochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater in Basement Complex areas of southern Kebbi State, Sokoto Basin, Nigeria

Multivariate Analysis of a Wind–PV-Based Water Pumping Hybrid System for Irrigation Purposes

Avaliação De Número De Estágios Teóricos De Destilador De Um Ciclo De Refrigeração Por Absorção De Amônia-Água

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